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A Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko is not only an expert at mimicking leaves and branches, it can also shed its tail to evade predators.
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A giraffe melts into the vegetation in Transvaal, South Africa.
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The American Pika -- a rodent native to the mountainous Western regions of Canada and the United States -- blends in against a rocky surface.
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Native to southeast Asia, the Baron Caterpillar's disguise allows it to feed on mango and cashew nut trees undetected by its predators.
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A Great Gray Owl -- the world's largest owl by length -- blends into a tree in Oregon.
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An Asian Vine Snake uses surrounding foliage adjacent to water to catch its primary prey, fish.
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A leopard sits in the underbrush in South Africa's Kruger National Park.
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A Blue-crowned parrot disappears in the verdant rain forest of Belize.
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A wolf peeks behind a tree during fall in Montana.
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The color and shape of the wings of the Brimstone Butterfly allow it to blend in perfectly with green vegetation while resting.
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The Buff-Tip Moth has developed an astounding camouflage that helps it to hide in plain sight among trees and branches.
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A Common Snipe hides among riparian vegetation in Minnesota.
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A Great Horned Owl hides among autumn foliage in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.
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Found on every continent on the planet, Wolf Spiders are opportunistic predators that will use their surroundings to ambush their prey.
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A nocturnal creature, the Great Potoo hides during the day by perching itself on trees.
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A Horned Adder matches the sand of the Namib Desert, where they disappear completely by burying themselves.
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A family of Japanese Macaques hide in plain sight amidst their rocky habitat on Honshu Island, Japan.
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Two Klipspringers camouflage themselves among rocky cliffs in Botswana.
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A Willow Ptarmigan blends into the snow while foraging in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
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A Lichen Spider perfectly blends into a tree trunk at the Erawan National Park in Thailand.
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A Spotted Deer, also known as a Chital, disappears in a forest in India.
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A Nighthawk conceals itself among rocks in eastern Washington.
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The Pygmy Seahorse is an expert at camouflaging itself in sea corals to evade detection by potential predators.
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A Snow Leopard peers over the edge of a rock in the Himalayas.
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A Righteye Flounder is perfectly adapted to going undetected on the ocean floor.
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Uroplatus geckos, a species of noctural lizards endemic to Madagascar, use cryptic coloration to hide in tree bark during the daytime.
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And last but not least, this GIF shows the amazing ability of the mimic octopus, which can imitate flora and fauna to evade predators.